B. F. Skinner Quotes


In the world at large we seldom vote for a principle or a given state of affairs. We vote for a man who pretends to believe in that principle or promises to achieve that state. We don't want a man, we want a condition of peace and plenty-- or, it may be, war and want-- but we must vote for a man.


Citations

Skinner, B. F. Walden Two. Macmillan, 1948, p. 265.

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B. F. Skinner
B. F. Skinner
  • Born: March 20, 1904
  • Died: August 18, 1990
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Psychologist

Burrhus Frederic Skinner was an American psychologist, behaviorist, author, inventor, and social philosopher. He was a professor of psychology at Harvard University from 1958 until his retirement in 1974.